Holder for mending stockings.



H. R. GRAF. HOLDER FOE MENDING STOCKINGS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 4,1908.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 430,702.

No. 916,926. Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed as 4, 190a.

per part 1 of the inner member and to clamp the stocking 5 therebetweenas illustrated in citizen of the United States of 1, which shows astocking placed on the siding at Jackson, in the county of Jackson 1device with the hole to be mended in the axis and State of Michigan,have invented certain. l of the tubular portion, the surrounding manewand useful Improvements in Holders for terial being stretched over thetop of the Mending Stockings; and I do hereby declare same and securelyheld by the ring 3. When the following to be a full, clear, and exact Ithus arranged, the device is turned in reverse description of theinvention, such as will en- I position with the part f the stockingplaced able others skilled in the art to whihh it ap- I upon a sewingmachine bed, and the hole pertains to make and use the same, darned bymoving the device under the nee- My invention relates to improvements indie of the same, or the hole may be manually holders for mendingstockings; and its ob- 1 mended in any convenient manner. ject is toprovide a simple and practical de- It will be noted that the device isvery vice, and to provide the same with various simple consisting ofonly two integral parts; new and useful features, hereinafter more alsothat thetubular part is straight and has fully described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention consists essentially of a straight tubular inner memberhaving outside can be used lower portions to retain and 'durability inthe stocking thereon, and a clamping ring that the ring also adapted toyieldingly surround the upper fabric between itself and the outwardlypart of the tubular portion and hold the turned members. stockingstretched over the end of the .tubu- What I claim is: y Y lar portion,as will more fully appear by ref- 1. A holder for mending stockings,comerence to the accompanying drawings, in prising a straight tubularupper portion exwhich: tended outward at the lower portion to sup-Figure 1. is a plan view of my device as it port a stocking thereon, anda ring of resiliappears when in use; Fig. 2. atransverse verl entmaterial divided at one side to closely tical section of the same on theline 2-Z of l surround the said upper tubulanportion and Fig. 1.; Fig.3. a plan view of the inner memto extend outward beyond the upper edgeher only; Fig. 4. a side elevation of the same; thereof to form aflange, whereby the fabric 1 l and Fig. 5. a plan view of the clampingring l is stretched over the end of the tubular porl tron and also heldon the outside of the tubu- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN R. GRAF, a

America, re- 3 fabric; that the ring is thus required to yield butslightly, and a steel ring divided at one thus insuring both strengththis part ofthe device; an

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Like numbers refer to like parts in all of lar portion.

2. A holder for mending stockings, comprising an upper straight tubularportion, downwardly and outwardly curved projections integral therewithand spaced apart at regular intervalaand a ring formed of resili i cutaterial and divided at one side, and also downwardly and out- 1 adap edto closely surround the said upper integral with the E portihn and toextend outward therefrom and beyond the upper edge thereof to form a lflange around the same.

' In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HERMAN it. GltAF.

1 is a short tubular inner member straight I and smooth on the outsideand adapted to go within the stocking to be mended and with l its upperedge surrounding the opening or hole to be darned.

2 is a series of wardly turned projections tubular portion 1 andextending from the lower part of the same and adapted to support astocking or other garment when placed upon its end.

3 is a ring of resilient material, preferably round spring steel,divided at one side as at 4 1; Witnesses: whereby the samev is slightlyyieldable to l ANTON Itonsnnn, spring outward and firmly surround theupl LUTHER V. MoUL'roN.

no flange, or teeth to either cut or tear the forms a flange to hold the

